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While repositioning an aircraft at dab at dusk; the pilot ran off the paved surface and into a ditch causing a prop strike and engine stoppage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 864745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DAB.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18.3 Flight Crew Total 366.3 Flight Crew Type 12.1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
I was repositioning the aircraft from the southeast ramp at daytona beach international airport. I was initially instructed by the ground controller to taxi to the ramp via echo and hold short of runway 7 right. I read this back to the controller; and taxied to the hold short line for 7 right. There was a landing aircraft; so I turned off my taxi light as a courtesy for the other pilot. I was then told to cross runway 7 right and taxi to the ramp via echo. After crossing 7 right and after passing taxiway sierra; I noticed a cluster of blue taxiway lights that appeared to be the entrance to the ramp. I still had my taxi light off; and upon approaching what I thought was the ramp entrance; I noticed a big patch of downward sloping grass. I immediately stepped on the brakes; but I had already rolled onto the downward sloping patch of grass; and the momentum was too great to bring the aircraft to a complete stop to prevent it from rolling into a small ditch. The propeller struck the grass; and then the engine died. I got out of the airplane and went to get assistance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While repositioning an aircraft at DAB at dusk; the pilot ran off the paved surface and into a ditch causing a prop strike and engine stoppage.
Narrative: I was repositioning the aircraft from the Southeast ramp at Daytona Beach International Airport. I was initially instructed by the ground controller to taxi to the ramp via Echo and hold short of runway 7 Right. I read this back to the controller; and taxied to the hold short line for 7 Right. There was a landing aircraft; so I turned off my taxi light as a courtesy for the other pilot. I was then told to cross runway 7 Right and taxi to the ramp via Echo. After crossing 7 Right and after passing taxiway Sierra; I noticed a cluster of blue taxiway lights that appeared to be the entrance to the ramp. I still had my taxi light off; and upon approaching what I thought was the ramp entrance; I noticed a big patch of downward sloping grass. I immediately stepped on the brakes; but I had already rolled onto the downward sloping patch of grass; and the momentum was too great to bring the aircraft to a complete stop to prevent it from rolling into a small ditch. The propeller struck the grass; and then the engine died. I got out of the airplane and went to get assistance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.